Over the past few months I have completely changed my diet and am looking at a different diet. I was diagnosed with osteopenia and my doctor told me that too much sodium is leaching calcium from my bones. I love salt, so this was a major lifestyle change for me. Local Target store sells a […]
Tag Archives: Osteopenia
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When my cousin Ellie got up one morning, she felt that her room was being swept around. She was nauseous and felt off balance. A stunned panic sets up with his doctor. Her diagnosis: benign positional vertigo (BPPV). Dizziness is one of the most common reasons people visit their doctor, according to Mayo Clinic. Vertigo […]
For those of you who have not heard of Fosamax, it is a drug that was praised to help increase bone density, but has proven (like all drugs) to have long term side effects outweighing the possible benefits. When your bones are building up they have construction workers called osteoblasts, they are reponsible for putting […]
When I was on a diet, my doctor told me that it’s the most important thing to make sure I get enough protein in my diet, and one of the ways I do it when I’m cutting fat and calories is to enjoy it. He called Jack Link’s Turkey Jerky a bacon treat. Jack Link’s […]
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New research conducted at Michigan State University has shown that some college women athletes like swimmers, divers, and runners have lower bone density than other women athletes. Professor of Kinesiology Jim Pivarnik and his colleagues conducted the study by comparing the bone density levels of many different college women athletes, including gymnasts, softball players, cross […]
Osteoporosis is a silent disease – at first. Over a period of several years beginning at the age of 30, our bones begin to lose mineral and mass faster than they can be replaced. All the bones, but especially the spine, hips, and ribs, become thinner and less dense, more fragile and brittle. But in […]